Vandalism in Villeurbanne Church

Country: France

Date of incident: May 12, 2019

Category: Social Hostility / Intolerance

Attack against: Faith

Area of case: Private

Vandalism (form of hate crime)

During the night of May 12th, intruders entered the church of Sainte-Famille in Villeurbanne (Rhône) and damaged the holy water stoup, candles, and left trash. The city's urban safety brigade is investigating.

Source: Le Progrès